Overview of Special Education Data Virginia Commission on Youth Advisory Committee Meeting, June 2015 Samantha Marsh Hollins, PhD Director, Office of Special Education Program Improvement
Special Education Data Sources • State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) • IDEA requires states to submit the SPP which includes baseline data, targets and improvement activities for indicators developed by the USDOE • The APR is the annual report to USDOE
Special Education Data Sources • December 1 Child Count • School divisions are required to report an unduplicated count of students with disabilities receiving special education on Dec. 1 (or the closest school day to Dec. 1) for state funding and federal reporting under provisions the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B
Placement of Students with Disabilities (SWD) Regular Class 80% or more of the day Regular Class between 40% and 80% Regular Class less than 40% of the day Separate Schools
Regional Special Education Programs • To better serve the needs of some students with disabilities, some school divisions provide special educational services and programs at a dedicated location (regionally based)
Characteristics of Regional Special Education Programs • 11 Regional Special Education Programs • Serving 77 school divisions • SWD identified with all 14 IDEA Disability Categories • Serving, on average, 4200 SWD each year
Population of SWD Served in Regional Special Education programs 4464 4355 4308 4044 3903 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Samantha Marsh Hollins, PhD Director, Office of Special Education Program Improvement Samantha.Hollins@doe.virginia.gov (804) 786-2900
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